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Fulton is a small town of 2,378 people in Fulton County, Kentucky. It's about 41 miles from Paducah, KY and 115 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $56k and rent runs about $567 a month.
2,378people
$56kTypical home
$567/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
234Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,378
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 822 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Memphis, TN
- 41 mi to Paducah, KY
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $56k (≈$355/mo)
- Median rent $567/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,090 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to PAH airport
- 119 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 387 ft
- 402 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 170 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fulton County: R+40 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk